Temple University Athletics
Frazier, McArdle To Enter Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame
4.7.10 | General
PHILADELPHIA – Temple University senior associate athletic director Herman Frazier and former Temple baseball player and assistant coach John McArdle are among 13 individuals to be inducted into the City All-Star Chapter of the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame. The ceremony will take place this Thursday, April 8 in the SCA Club at Lincoln Financial Field.
In his second year at Temple after serving six years as the Director of Athletics at the University of Hawai'i, Frazier was a track standout at Philadelphia's Germantown Academy before starring in a stellar career at Arizona State University where he was an eight-time All-American. The Philadelphia native is most noted for being the leadoff runner for the United States 1976 Olympic Gold Medal-winning 4x400 relay.
Frazier, who also captured the Bronze Medal in the 400 meters, has continued his close association with the Olympics, serving on committees since 1980. During the 2004 games in Athens, Greece, he was selected as the Chef De Mission for the entire U.S. Delegation. He has also served two terms as Vice President of the U.S. Olympic Committee.
A 1977 graduate of Arizona State with a bachelor's degree in political science, Frazier helped the Sun Devil track team to the 1977 national championship. The team captain was the NCAA champion in the 400 meters as a senior. In that same year, Frazier returned to Philadelphia wearing the ASU Maroon and Gold and was selected Male Athlete of the meet at the Penn Relays. Arizona State captured the 4x 100 relay in a meet record, 4x 200 relay in a world record and 4x 400 in a collegiate record, all anchored by Frazier.
Frazier has earned numerous awards throughout his career, including being named one of the Top 100 Athletes of All-Time by the NCAA in 2006. He twice was named one of the Top 101 Minorities in Sports by Sports Illustrated (2003, 2004), as well as one of the 100 Most Influential Persons in Sports in the U.S. by the Sporting News in 1998.
McArdle, a fixture in Philadelphia area baseball for the last four decades, helped lead Temple to three NCAA Tournaments during his four seasons with the Owls (1973-77). The third baseman/catcher captained Temple's 1977 team that advanced to the College World Series, batting .315 that season with seven doubles, one triple, one home run and tying for second on the team with 30 RBI.
The former Temple assistant has also coached baseball, football and basketball at Chestnut Hill Academy, where he served as a teacher. McArdle has also umpired for over 20 years.
The other inductees include: Dick Borkowski, Gil Brooks, Bill Connors, Andy Hafele, Florian Kempf, Steff Kruck, Sean Landeta, Rick Mellor, Joe Regan, Larry Shane and Jack Smith.
In his second year at Temple after serving six years as the Director of Athletics at the University of Hawai'i, Frazier was a track standout at Philadelphia's Germantown Academy before starring in a stellar career at Arizona State University where he was an eight-time All-American. The Philadelphia native is most noted for being the leadoff runner for the United States 1976 Olympic Gold Medal-winning 4x400 relay.
Frazier, who also captured the Bronze Medal in the 400 meters, has continued his close association with the Olympics, serving on committees since 1980. During the 2004 games in Athens, Greece, he was selected as the Chef De Mission for the entire U.S. Delegation. He has also served two terms as Vice President of the U.S. Olympic Committee.
A 1977 graduate of Arizona State with a bachelor's degree in political science, Frazier helped the Sun Devil track team to the 1977 national championship. The team captain was the NCAA champion in the 400 meters as a senior. In that same year, Frazier returned to Philadelphia wearing the ASU Maroon and Gold and was selected Male Athlete of the meet at the Penn Relays. Arizona State captured the 4x 100 relay in a meet record, 4x 200 relay in a world record and 4x 400 in a collegiate record, all anchored by Frazier.
Frazier has earned numerous awards throughout his career, including being named one of the Top 100 Athletes of All-Time by the NCAA in 2006. He twice was named one of the Top 101 Minorities in Sports by Sports Illustrated (2003, 2004), as well as one of the 100 Most Influential Persons in Sports in the U.S. by the Sporting News in 1998.
McArdle, a fixture in Philadelphia area baseball for the last four decades, helped lead Temple to three NCAA Tournaments during his four seasons with the Owls (1973-77). The third baseman/catcher captained Temple's 1977 team that advanced to the College World Series, batting .315 that season with seven doubles, one triple, one home run and tying for second on the team with 30 RBI.
The former Temple assistant has also coached baseball, football and basketball at Chestnut Hill Academy, where he served as a teacher. McArdle has also umpired for over 20 years.
The other inductees include: Dick Borkowski, Gil Brooks, Bill Connors, Andy Hafele, Florian Kempf, Steff Kruck, Sean Landeta, Rick Mellor, Joe Regan, Larry Shane and Jack Smith.
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